* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Chip. He impales Jennifer, which fails to kill her, but he still gets serious points for trying, and then, as he lies dying, he uses his last moments to try and comfort Needy, telling her that he loves her, and peacefully accepting that it's his time to go.]]

* IdealizedSex: Averted. Needy and Chip's first time having sex, while enjoyable (at first) and romantic, is appropriately awkward and lowkey, and it also gets cut short before anyone can really, erm, "finish" due to Needy becoming obviously distressed and scared, due to her having a vision of Jennifer killing Colin.

* AdultFear: Imagine being in the shoes of Jennifer's mother. [[spoiler: You come into your daughter's bedroom, not suspecting a thing is wrong, only to find that she's been (or so it seems) murdered by her best friend.]]

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* AdultFear: Imagine being in the shoes of Jennifer's mother. [[spoiler: You [[spoiler:You come into your daughter's bedroom, not suspecting a thing is wrong, only to find that she's been (or so it seems) murdered by her best friend.]]

* AlphaBitch: Jennifer was like this even before she turned into a demon. Needy just seems to be somewhat safe from her more overt {{jerkass}} tendencies. Jennifer's AlphaBitch slowly begins rearing its head towards Needy when she notices how close friends Needy was with Colin and later how in love Needy and Chip were [[spoiler: and decides to eat first Colin and then later Chip just because she wanted to take what Needy had.]]

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* AlphaBitch: Jennifer was like this even before she turned into a demon. Needy just seems to be somewhat safe from her more overt {{jerkass}} tendencies. Jennifer's AlphaBitch nature slowly begins rearing its head towards Needy when she notices how close friends Needy was with Colin and later how in love Needy and Chip were [[spoiler: and were, [[spoiler:and decides to eat first Colin and then later Chip just because she wanted to take what Needy had.]]had]].

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: The earliest trailers showed Jennifer and Needy in intimate situations and despite their making out in the movie, both of them have male love interests(if you can call Jennifer's victims love interests). However, there is enough LesYay in the movie for someone to reasonably assume that the two girls were at least bisexual. The argument could even be made for Jennifer being an outright lesbian, since all of her male interests were either the result of jockeying for social position, or trying to keep Needy for herself. In fact, after a scene of Needy gazing a little too blissfully at Jennifer another girl says to her point blank: "You are totally [=LesbiGay=]."

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* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: The earliest trailers showed Jennifer and Needy in intimate situations and despite their making out in the movie, both of them have male love interests(if interests (if you can call Jennifer's victims love interests). However, there is enough LesYay in the movie for someone to reasonably assume that the two girls were at least bisexual. The argument could even be made for Jennifer being an outright lesbian, since all of her male interests were either the result of jockeying for social position, or trying to keep Needy for herself. In fact, after a scene of Needy gazing a little too blissfully at Jennifer Jennifer, another girl says to her point blank: "You are totally [=LesbiGay=]."

* BlackComedy: Jennifer asking Needy for a tampon [[spoiler: to plug her gaping stomach wound]].** Jonas' grief-stricken father loudly declaring that he's going to find his son's killer, [[GroinAttack chop off his balls and use them as a door knocker]].

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* BlackComedy: Jennifer asking Needy for a tampon [[spoiler: to [[spoiler:to plug her gaping stomach wound]].** Jonas' grief-stricken father loudly declaring that [[PapaWolf he's going to find his son's killer, killer]], [[GroinAttack chop off his balls balls, and use them as a door knocker]].

* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor Needy. She starts out as a cheerful if [[ExtremeDoormat easily pushed around]] young girl with a caring boyfriend, but after everything she goes through she becomes angry, violent, unstable [[spoiler:and vengeful]].

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* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor Needy. She starts out as a cheerful if (if [[ExtremeDoormat easily pushed around]] around]]) young girl with a caring boyfriend, but after [[TraumaCongaLine everything she goes through through]], she becomes angry, violent, unstable unstable, [[spoiler:and vengeful]].

* DownerEnding: Some of the main cast are killed [[spoiler:(Jennifer and Chip)]], and Needy gets put in an insane asylum. [[BittersweetEnding On the plus side]], KarmaHoudini was averted since [[spoiler:Needy gained some of Jennifer's powers (super strength and levitation, at the least) and proceeded to escape and murder all of Low Shoulder.]]* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: [[spoiler: Needy does this to Jennifer.]]

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* DownerEnding: Some of the main cast are killed [[spoiler:(Jennifer and Chip)]], and Needy gets put in an insane asylum. [[BittersweetEnding On the plus side]], KarmaHoudini was averted since [[spoiler:Needy gained some of Jennifer's powers (super strength and levitation, at the least) and proceeded to escape and murder all of Low Shoulder.]]Shoulder]].* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: [[spoiler: Needy [[spoiler:Needy does this to Jennifer.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Dirk from Low Shoulder is against the idea of sacrificing Jennifer to Satan. Nikolai from the band then asks him if he wants to work the rest of his life in a coffee shop and be a big loser or "to be rich and awesome like that guy from Maroon 5". [[SubvertedTrope Dirk chooses the latter option]]. He's still not exactly happy with it, though, and can be seen looking away as Nikolai stabs Jennifer.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Dirk from Low Shoulder is against the idea of sacrificing Jennifer to Satan. Nikolai from the band then asks him if he wants to work the rest of his life in a coffee shop and be a big loser or "to be rich and awesome like that guy from Maroon 5". [[SubvertedTrope Dirk chooses the latter option]]. option.]] He's still not exactly happy with it, though, and can be seen looking away as Nikolai stabs Jennifer.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Low Shoulder might be considered this, especially the lead singer Nikolai. He chats to Jennifer in an almost friendly manner and jokes around as [[spoiler: he's preparing to sacrifice her to Satan.]]

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Low Shoulder might be considered this, especially the lead singer Nikolai. He chats to Jennifer in an almost friendly manner and jokes around as [[spoiler: he's [[spoiler:he's preparing to sacrifice her to Satan.]]Satan]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[spoiler: When Needy confronts Jennifer at the end, she's armed with a sharp utility knife. A knife for, in Needy's words, "cutting boxes". "Box" is also a euphemism for "vagina" - as is another [[CountryMatters certain insult]]. [[DontExplainTheJoke Needy is basically calling Jennifer a cunt]].]]

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When Needy confronts Jennifer at the end, she's armed with a sharp utility knife. A knife for, in Needy's words, "cutting boxes". "Box" is also a euphemism for "vagina" - -- as is another [[CountryMatters certain insult]]. [[DontExplainTheJoke Needy is basically calling Jennifer a cunt]].]]

* ImperfectRitual: Another "sacrifice is not a virgin" example: the rockers sacrifice Jennifer thinking she's a virgin, but since she's not, a succubus takes over her body.

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* ImperfectRitual: Another "sacrifice "[[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] is not [[VirginSacrifice a virgin" virgin]]" example: the rockers sacrifice Jennifer thinking she's a virgin, but since she's not, a succubus takes over her body.

* OddFriendship: Jennifer and Needy. They have nothing in common but have been best friends since they were very small. Unfortunately, Jennifer is a pretty toxic friend even before she gets possessed.

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* OddFriendship: Jennifer and Needy. They have nothing in common common, but have been best friends since they were very small. Unfortunately, Jennifer is a pretty toxic friend even before she gets possessed.

* PragmaticVillainy: At first, Jennifer only feeds when she absolutely ''has'' to, going at least a month inbetween killing [[spoiler:Jonas]] and [[spoiler:Colin]]. However, she [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope eventually]] starts killing simply for the hell of it...

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* PragmaticVillainy: At first, Jennifer only feeds when she absolutely ''has'' to, going at least a month inbetween in-between killing [[spoiler:Jonas]] and [[spoiler:Colin]]. However, she [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope eventually]] starts killing simply for the hell of it...

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Of course you'd end up arrested and placed in an institution for the criminally insane if you murdered your best friend and claimed that she was possessed by a demon.]] [[CassandraTruth Poor Needy]].

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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Of [[spoiler:Of course you'd end up arrested and placed in an institution for the criminally insane if you murdered your best friend and claimed that she was possessed by a demon.]] [[CassandraTruth Poor Needy]].

* ThousandYardStare: After [[spoiler: Chip dies in her arms]], [[HeroicBSOD Needy returns home, lies on her bed, and just stares into space]]. She later has another, smaller one after [[spoiler: she kills Jennifer and the latter's mother walks in]].

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* ThousandYardStare: After [[spoiler: Chip [[spoiler:Chip dies in her arms]], [[HeroicBSOD Needy returns home, lies on her bed, and just stares into space]]. She later has another, smaller one after [[spoiler: she [[spoiler:she kills Jennifer and the latter's mother walks in]].

* UnreliableNarrator: One possible interpretation. The story is told as a flashback by Anita, who is a patient in a mental hospital. The story in the flashback appears to contain multiple supernatural aspects, notably that Anita's friend Jennifer has magic powers. At the end of the film, [[spoiler: Anita appears to use the magic powers that had supposedly been Jennifer's to break out of the asylum.]] Was all of it real? All the delusions of a lunatic? Not precisely real, but the truth as seen ThroughTheEyesOfMadness?

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* UnreliableNarrator: One possible interpretation. The story is told as a flashback by Anita, who is a patient in a mental hospital. The story in the flashback appears to contain multiple supernatural aspects, notably that Anita's friend Jennifer has magic powers. At the end of the film, [[spoiler: Anita [[spoiler:Anita appears to use the magic powers that had supposedly been Jennifer's to break out of the asylum.]] asylum]]. Was all of it real? All the delusions of a lunatic? Not precisely real, but the truth as seen ThroughTheEyesOfMadness?

* FanDisservice: Yes, it is MeganFox, but it is somewhat difficult to find Jennifer sexy when she's covered in blood, has a mouthful of sharp piranha teeth, and is acting creepy as hell. Not to mention the way her [[FacialHorror cheeks split open]] when she feeds.

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* FanDisservice: Yes, it is MeganFox, Creator/MeganFox, but it is somewhat difficult to find Jennifer sexy when she's covered in blood, has a mouthful of sharp piranha teeth, and is acting creepy as hell. Not to mention the way her [[FacialHorror cheeks split open]] when she feeds.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Dirk from Low Shoulder is against the idea of sacrificing Jennifer to Satan. Nikolai from the band then asks him if he wants to work the rest of his life in a coffee shop and be a big loser or " to be rich and awesome like that guy from Maroon 5". [[SubvertedTrope Dirk chooses the latter option]]. He's still not exactly happy with it, though, and can be seen looking away as Nikolai stabs Jennifer.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Dirk from Low Shoulder is against the idea of sacrificing Jennifer to Satan. Nikolai from the band then asks him if he wants to work the rest of his life in a coffee shop and be a big loser or " to "to be rich and awesome like that guy from Maroon 5". [[SubvertedTrope Dirk chooses the latter option]]. He's still not exactly happy with it, though, and can be seen looking away as Nikolai stabs Jennifer.

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